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This is exactly why you chose a blue chip surgeon. Such a natural and soft hairline. I briefly entertained going to Turkey but you only really get one shot to get it right. Sure there's repairs but you'll blow through your precious donor getting it repaired if you have to. There are good surgeons in Turkey but they charge as such so it kind of defeats the purpose. SMG is a good deal for what you get, I had a consultation with a local inexperienced surgeon and they wanted $8 a graft FUT c'mon man!

I sure hope so! Just got to keep being patient

Thought I'd give a 2 month update. Most of the hair shed and the redness is virtually gone. It looks like I have a lot of growth but that's actually little bit of native hair that was shaved before surgery so they could see a little better. However a small amount of transplanted hairs started growing right away which I assume is a good sign. Anyone have an idea how common that is? I feel I'm out of the ugly duckling phase and basically look like I did pre surgery. I was wearing my hair in a 2009 era Justin Bieber fringe and cover the redness so I feel lucky I had enough density to pull it off so no one would notice.

I think it looks pretty good!

Wow that's a long time! How does your pre op hair compare to your hair at baseline?

Wow that hairline design is great! Temple points are really going to frame your face nicely

That's encouraging! My goal, like most people here I imagine, is for people to look at me and think "that's a guy with a full head of hair". Hopefully I'll get there next year!

I think it looks perfect! No one is going to think that's an asymmetrical hairline, he did a good job replicating what we see in nature.

Wow that's 9 months? Looks fantastic for 12!

Little update. The scabs are gone and I'm liking the direction the hair was placed. I also don't see any multiples in the hairline. There were 695 singles and 1637 doubles totaling in 3969 hairs. What do you guys think of the density?

Yours looks great now! Can't even see scalp in harsh lighting and it will still thicken up! I'm also a fan of the conservative approach as well, especially being 28. They were actually a little hesitant to do the procedure because of the age but ended up being cool with it because treatment is working. I consider that a good sign I went to the right place though because it seems they are thinking about the long term. There was actully another doctor there during the operation to learn, so that's another great sign!

Thanks man! I already feel a lot better, it's probably gonna be a little sad once the hair sheds and I won't see the new hairline anymore but it'll be back and better than ever. I feel lucky not only am I not getting sides, but both treatments are effective. I just wonder for how long. If I get tired of chasing transplants, I think I'll get SMP.

Thanks dude! I intend on staying on them for life. Thought about oral min but why change if it's working. Also good to have more arrows in my quiver.

Thanks so much man!

I'd also like to give a quick shout out to @hybonix. Your updates were helpful and encouraging in the months leading up to my surgery. Thank you!

Sweet, I'm excited although I think it'll be an emotional roller coaster. Just got to stay patient. Not sure how often I'll update but I'm thinking once a month.

Hey, thanks my dude! I'm pretty surprised by the donor recovery. Especially in folks with fair skin I've seen some redness linger for a while. Other than the bruising it basically looks untouched in my opinion.

Howdy everyone. Been lurking for a bit and finally got the procedure done myself. 28 years old been on finasteride for 2 years and minoxidil 18 months with some regrowth, but it wasn't going to bring it all back so I decided to get a transplant to take me the rest of the way. How do you guys think it's progressing? Personally, I'm extremely impressed with how quick everything is healing. I like the hairline design as well. I attached a picture of my regrowth, pre op pics, immediate post op pics and pics from today (day 6). Let me know what you guys think and if you need more details! The plan originally was to repair the frontal band and the temple points, but we decided to wait on the temple points, except for addressing the weaker one, because that's where I had the most regrowth and it could be liable to recede again. I hope to wait until about 35 to see how everything is stabilizing and address the temple points at that time if my hair is holding up well. If not I'll address the midscalp and crown or what is needed at that time. Let me know what you think of my plan as well. Thanks!

I see improvement from month 6 to 7! I don't think anyone would think you're someone with thinning hair.